Person    | Male  Born 12/2/1872  Died 21/1/1958

Sir Alexander Gibb

Categories: Engineering

Countries: Scotland

Sir Alexander Gibb

Civil engineer. FRS. Born Scotland into a long line of civil engineers. In London worked on: Metropolitan Railway extension Whitechapel tp Bow and Kew Bridge. Died at his home, The Anchorage, Hartley Wintney.

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Sir Alexander Gibb

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